The Board has granted service connection for left elbow disability and right wrist disability, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether these disabilities began during active service. The issues of service connection for respiratory disability, dental disability for compensation purposes, and bilateral eye disability other than retinal hole are also remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding the onset of left elbow and right wrist disabilities in service, thus resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"left elbow disability"}, {"condition_name":"right wrist disability"}, {"condition_name":"respiratory disability"}, {"condition_name":"dental disability for compensation purposes"}, {"condition_name":"bilateral eye disability other than retinal hole, surrounded by a ring of pigment, inferiorly, left eye"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19124923
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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